Headed out early today and arrived at Rowardennan at 06:45. On the way, a brief stop at Stockie Muir produced a bubbling Curlew while another stop outside Drymen produced Dipper, Grey Heron, Goosander (pair), Sedge Warbler and Whitethroat. Mammals consisted of a Red Fox in the front garden, a Roe Deer at Carbeth and a Brown Hare at Drymen.
Driving up the east side of Loch Lomond, the sound of a singing Wood Warbler wafted through the open (in defiance of the rain) car window near Carraig. Other birds in the area included Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Tree Pipit and Buzzard.
Birds around the car park at Rowardennan included Canada Goose, Common Sandpiper and, on the nearby islet, around 20 Common Gulls. Walking north from there, more Wood Warblers were heard and seen with 20 or more recorded (including 15 between Rowardennan Lodge and Ptarmigan Lodge). Other birds along the way included singing Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Redstart and Tree Pipit, single male Red-breasted Merganser, two Treecreepers and a distant Cuckoo.

Belted Galloway on Loch Lomondside

After a social visit in Drymen, the final stop was the Lang Craigs. Foolishly decided to climb right up to the ridge where the wind and rain were particularly severe. However the reward was a pair of Wheatears in the "boulder-field".

The bird list for the day was as follows: Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Red-breasted Merganser, Goosander, Pheasant, Great Northern Diver, Grey Heron, Little Grebe, Buzzard, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Common Sandpiper, Common Gull, Collared Dove, Cuckoo, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, Wood Warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Treecreeper, Wren, Dipper, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Robin, , Redstart, Wheatear, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Tree Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch and Siskin (46 species).